The Jets survived a scare from the Bills on Sunday to win 28-24 and keep pace in the AFC playoff race.

Here is a look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s game for the Jets:

WINNERS

PLAXICO BURRESS – If you had been waiting for the big wide receiver to have his signature moment with the Jets, it finally arrived Sunday. His one-handed grab on the Jets’ final drive saved the season. The Jets looked like they would have to attempt a long field goal when Burress reeled in Mark Sanchez’s pass on third-and-11 to keep the drive alive. Burress also scored a touchdown earlier in the game, giving him seven this season.

SHONN GREENE – Every time the Jets running back returned to the sideline he would double over in pain. Greene has taken some lumps this season for his lack of production, but he showed some tremendous toughness Sunday playing with bruised ribs. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry on 13 attempts and threw a crucial block on the game-winning touchdown pass from Sanchez to Santonio Holmes.

THE OFFENSIVE LINE – Sanchez had been sacked eight times over the two prior games, leading coach Rex Ryan to challenge this unit in the team meeting Saturday night. It responded with a big game. Sanchez was not sacked and was barely touched. The linemen opened up big holes for Greene and Joe McKnight to run through. Ryan heaped praise on the line after the win.

LOSERS

ANTONIO CROMARTIE – The “bad Cro” showed his face again Sunday. The inconsistent cornerback had a rough game, fumbling a punt and giving up a touchdown. Cromartie had to return his first punt of the season in the third quarter because Jeremy Kerley was out with an injured knee and Jim Leonhard had the wind knocked out of him on the series before the punt. Cromartie misplayed the punt and the Bills recovered the ball, which led to a touchdown throw that Brad Smith caught over him. Cromartie did make a nice play on a pass to Smith in the end zone on the Bills’ final drive, batting the ball out of Smith’s hands.

BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER – A shovel pass? A shovel pass? Really? The Jets offensive coordinator needs to buy Burress dinner this week because the third-down catch made people forget Schottenheimer’s call on second-and-10 when he dialed up the shovel pass to McKnight that lost a yard. If the Jets lost that game, it would be the play everyone would be talking about this morning. Maybe the Jets can put some language in his next contract extension banning shovel passes.

MARK SANCHEZ – I know, I know. He won the game. He had a career-high four touchdown passes. And yet it somehow feels like that Sanchez was at his worst Sunday. He threw a brutal interception to Drayton Florence and misfired all day long. Like Schottenheimer, Burress bailed out the quarterback with his spectacular catch. The series before the game-winning drive ended with Sanchez throwing a third-down pass to one spot and Holmes running to another. It was a glaring example of the miscommunication that still exists on the Jets offense.